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Garry Hoy - Threw himself against the glass to prove to students that the windows on the 24th floor of the Toronto-Dominion Centre were unbreakable (en.wikipedia.org)
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[-] SomethingBurger@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

The glass did not break when he hit it, but the window frame gave way

At least, he died being technically correct.

this post was submitted on 11 Jul 2023
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